Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-23
Local News.

The Iowa county fair will be held at
Dodgeville on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week.
The award of premiums at the
Mineral Point fair of 1887 is published
in full on the second page of the Dem
ocrat.
Miss Kate Lenahan has Just returned
from Chicago with a full line of fash
ionable millinery. Fall opening next
Thursday and Friday, September 90
and 80.
=. II. Conley, of Darlington, has
formed partnership with T. J. Brooks,
of Boscobel, for the practice of law.
The Darlington office is in the front
room over the Citizens national bank.
The work of building the Chicago,
Freeport and Dodgeville. railroad is
being rapidly pushed forward. Large
forces of men are at work all along the
line and the work is progressing at a
lively rate.
w. A. Jones, treasurer of the S. w.
Wisconsin Industrial Association de
Sires those who were awarded pre-
miums at the fair to call on him at the
First National Bank and receive the
same.
j. G.. Kirkpatrick, of Mihlin, has
shipped sixty head of his fine black
Scotch polled cattle to Denver, Colora-
do, where he will sell them to western
breeders, who highly prize this fine
breed of hornlesS cattle.
Richard II. Matthews is in this city
taking orders for a combined wash
bench, step-ladder, ironing table, and
many other things in one. He has an
excellent combination machine and
will doubtless receive many orders
from our citizens.
Farmers institutes will be held in
Southwestern Wisconsin during the
month of January next as follows
platteville, 10-l1; FennimOre, 10-11;
Lancaster, 12-13; Dodgeville, 1913,
Mineral Point, 17-18; Shullsburg, II
Is; Darlington, 1920; Monroe, 1920.
The old Mineral Point marble works
are being repaired and improved, and
will be put in operation by 7. H. Shep-
ard and J. b. Reynolds about Oct 1st
They will open out with a fine large
stock of marble and granite and will
be prepared to give satisfaction in all
work in their line.
Last week at the Helena mine, near
Shullsburg, mineral was struck below
the black jack run in the bottom level,
that turns out about 200 pounds to the
carload. This discovery is in the lowest
mineral bearing strata discovered in
that region, and is about 800 feet below
the deepest mining in the vicinity.
The Democratic Reg ister, of Darling
ton, was issued rs daily during the
fair last week. 1t was printed in full
eight column form and was well filled
with local news matter and advertise
ments. The business men of Darling
ton seem to understand that liberal
| and judicious advertising is the SURE
| road to success.
The Darlington Register, of last
week said: Thursday last witnessed
the largest crowd that ever attended a
| fair in southwestern Wisconsin. Ou
| Mineral Point friends have the knacb
of knowing the how and the where,
fore to get crowd together, and spare
no pains to that end. The crowd mum.
bered upwards of 10000 people"
The Lancaster Teller says that II
c. Gleason had real live badger or
exhibition at the bennington fair. |
is probably the only one in captivit,
in the whole Badger state, and is de
cided curiosity. Mr.. Gleason shoul,
bring his badger to the Mineral Poin
fair next year. All Wisconsin peopl
have curiosity to see the ANNA
from which the state derives its nick
name
Miss Adela Il. Luse gave publ
reading at the opera house on Tuesda
evening, under the auspices of tn
Alpha society of the p NJ. church
The attendance was fairly good. TIL
programme consisted mainly of humol
: Gus sketches from Mark Twain an
L. f, Burdette. Instrumental must
which added greatly to the entertain
ment, was furnished by Messrs Dresser
Anguin and VIM, of this city, an
- Mr.. Olof Berglund, of Darlington.
The base ball tournament opene
up with favorable prospects on Tue
n day, but was prevented by the rain {
Wednesday from being comple
N success. Five clubs-Linden, Shull
u bury, Fayette, New Diggings and Mi
!, eral Point were on hand to take pa
N in /" the battle of the diamond
= Tuesday afternoon two games we
played, Fayette being matched again
: New Diggings and Shullsburg again
n Mineral Point. Fayette defeated Ne
n Diggings by score of 25 to 20, al
m Shullsburg defeated Mineral Point by
:. score of Is to s. The rain prevented al
regular match being played on Wedns
. day; but on Thursday morning t,
: more games were played. viz: Shul
burg VS.. Fayette, in which the form
made 25 and the latter %; and NJ
ou Diggings VS.. Mineral Point, the form
IS making two runs and the latter o